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Tech Mahindra Recognized as Global Leader on Climate Change and Water Security

Dec 28, 2020

TCS, Wipro among top ITeS players of , Report

TCS, Wipro among top ITeS players of , Report Work from Home and Destination Hiring are the new ...

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Dec 27, 2020

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LT to hire , engineers across business verticals in

LampT to hire , engineers across business verticals in Engineering and construction congl...

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Dec 27, 2020

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Gratuity can be withheld for recovery of dues Supreme Court

Gratuity can be withheld for recovery of dues Supreme Court PTI The gratuity money of an employee...

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Dec 27, 2020

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Demand for job roles in IT sector continues to be unaffected

Demand for job roles in IT sector continues to be unaffected: Report Even as the coronavirus pandemic affected the overall job scenario across industries in the country, the demand for job roles in the IT sector continues to remain unaffected with maximum job roles and compensation offered in cities like Bengaluru and Pune, according to […]

Dec 27, 2020

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Hiring to pick-up in Jan – March 2021, these sectors will drive the job market

Hiring to pick-up in Jan – March 2021, these sectors will drive the job market Corporate India is showing “healthy signs of recovery” and plans to hire more people in the first three months of 2021 compared to the quarter ending December, a survey says. According to the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey that covered 1,518 […]

Dec 27, 2020

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What skills Indians are learning for career opportunities of 2021

What skills Indians are learning for career opportunities of 2021 Internshala Trainings, the e-learning arm of Internshala, has brought out a report highlighting the major skills that Indian students learned in 2020, preparing themselves for the career opportunities of 2021. To land lucrative jobs and fit in the drastically changing work environment, 26% of the total students […]

Dec 26, 2020

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PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme for J&K residents

PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu & Kashmir The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all residents of Jammu & Kashmir today through video conference. Union Ministers, Shri Amit Shah, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Dr Jitendra Singh and Lieutenant […]

Dec 26, 2020

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Digiboxx plans to hire 5,000 engineers in three years

Tech startup Digiboxx plans to hire 5,000 engineers in three years Online file storage and sharing services startup Digiboxx on Tuesday said it is looking to hire 5,000 engineers in the next three years. The Indian startup is also aiming to have 10 million users in the next three years. “We are planning to hire 5,000 engineers in the next […]

Dec 26, 2020

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Skill Ministry and Tata launch first batch of Indian Institute of Skills, Mumbai

Skill Ministry and Tata launch first batch of Indian Institute of Skills, Mumbai With the vision of propelling India to the forefront of skill development and job creation under Skill India Mission and to provide an impetus to Skill India programme through private sector participation, the first batch of trainings at the Tata-Indian Institute of […]

Dec 26, 2020

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Karnataka to generate 13,341 jobs, CM B. S. Yediyurappa

Karnataka clears investment proposals with the potential to generate 13,341 jobs, CM B. S. Yediyurappa The State High-Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC) meeting chaired by Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday cleared five projects with a total investment potential of Rs 26,659 crore and can generate employment for 13,341 people. Investments cleared in the […]

Dec 26, 2020

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Paytm hiring staff from smaller towns, and allows WFH

Paytm hiring staff from smaller towns, and allows Work From Home Paytm has doubled down on its efforts to hire staff from smaller towns and allow them to continue working from those locations even after the pandemic situation eases, founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma said. “We figured out that we could now recruit from cities where we were […]

Dec 25, 2020

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Govt inaugurates first batch of TATA- Indian Institute of Skills

Govt inaugurates the first batch of TATA- Indian Institute of Skills in Mumbai Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri. Mahendra Nath Pandey inaugurated the first batch of Indian Institute of Skills in Mumbai today through virtual medium. The institute is a joint initiative between Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of […]

Dec 25, 2020

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Overview: WFH and Digital Trends 2020-21 in ITes Sector

Overview: WFH and Digital Trends 2020-21 in ITes Sector The Indian ITeS sector has strong rooting in services for thirty years. Even the international product counterparts do not beat them in the top 5 slots in the sector. Most IT players adjusted to the post lockdown new realities of the universe. All the companies in […]

Dec 25, 2020

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HUL brings a policy to protect its staff from domestic abuse

HUL brings a policy to protect its staff from domestic abuse According to the TOI report, FMCG major Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has taken a major step towards employees’ well-being and helping them from domestic abuse. In a first for Inda Inc, the company has developed a policy to protect its employees from domestic abuse. It […]

Dec 25, 2020

EPFO

EPFO: Herculean task of providing social security cover for informal workers awaits in 2021

The herculean task of providing social security cover for informal workers awaits EPFO in 2021 Providing social security cover for over 40 crore unorganized sector workers, re-modeling existing schemes and incentivizing fresh hiring will pose challenges for retirement fund body EPFO in the new year. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), which now provides social security for more than six crore formal […]

Dec 25, 2020